Just Started

[KukSoolKeenan]

Hi guys, I just started Kuk Sool in Yuba city, CA and I love it. I have been to only three classes and i have down Sohn Pae Ki and Ki cho Hyung down pretty good. I'm really happy I choosed KSW! I like the feeling of it being a big family. Any advice for me? Other then practice, practice , practice because I do that alot at home. I cannot get enough of it. HEY! I know... tell me the steps to how to tie my belt. Would help if i had it written down. lol Later guys

[coc716]

Welcome to the worldwide Kuk Sool Won family. :)

Do you know how to tie a square knot? That's how you tie your belt. If you're not sure, try Googling on "how to tie a square knot" or "how to tie a martial arts belt". I thought about describing it here, but Google turned up some better results, with pictures and videos and such.

As for advice, just keep enjoying it. Practice. Be patient. Listen.

Again, welcome!

[emrys]

hello and happy training.

[Wolf]

Not a KSW site, but a decent "How to tie a belt" tutorial - http://www.aberkarate.co.uk/articles/howtotieabelt/

And welcome to the world of KSW! I hope you enjoy it!

[KukSoolKeenan]

Thank you Guys. Yeah I really enjoy it already. I have to travel 24 miles just to get there... so, so far I feel it is money well spent and great for me in general. Thank you for the advice!

[JSun]

I tell you, when I first started I was obsessed with Kuk Sool. Then I became a bit jaded. Now I find myself settling into a practice routine. Sometimes the techniques seem silly and unrealistic. Just remember the fundamental techniques lead into later techniques. Kuk Sool is a system of martial arts that follow a defined curriculum. The more I learn, the more the earlier sets make sense. They also help with understanding the principles behind things you'll learn later in your training. Good luck with your training. I'm sure you'll continue to enjoy it the deeper you delve into it.

[KSW_KJN]

I tell you, when I first started I was obsessed with Kuk Sool. Then I became a bit jaded. Now I find myself settling into a practice routine. Sometimes the techniques seem silly and unrealistic. Just remember the fundamental techniques lead into later techniques. Kuk Sool is a system of martial arts that follow a defined curriculum. The more I learn, the more the earlier sets make sense. They also help with understanding the principles behind things you'll learn later in your training. Good luck with your training. I'm sure you'll continue to enjoy it the deeper you delve into it.

You know, when I first started Kuk Sool, I thought the same thing. I was thinking, I want to fight like Chuck Norris, or Jackie Chan. When am I going to learn the "real stuff"? I wondered how often I would have to tell someone, "Grab me like this," in order to show a technique. JSun makes an excellent point about how the skills build on one another. Most students don't start coming to this realization until the dahn bo or joh kyo level. I was fortunate to have a master who constantly emphasized that the skills you were learning before BB were all foundational skills. We take the same base joint locking, breaks, kicks, punches, blocks, and chokes, and add something to them as we go forward. In the early belts, you may do a technique with two hands, whereas later, you may switch to a single hand with a strike to the floating ribs. You will find yourself seeing similar techniques with a new "twist" (pun intended). i.e. Sohn Mohk Soo (single wrist grabs) to Go Geup Son Mok Soo (advanced single wrist grabs), and Yang Sohn Mok Soo (double wrist grabs with a single attacker) to certain Ee In Jeh Ahp Sool techniques (double wrist grabs with multiple attackers). Keep in mind Ee In Jeh is not all wrist grabs, but you will see similarities in certain techniques.

Just my $.02.